Jogamaya Devi College
| Type | Undergraduate women's college |
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| Established | 1932 |
Academic affiliation | University of Calcutta |
| Location | No. 92, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Road, Kolkata , , 22°31′31.04″N 88°20′37.69″E / 22.5252889°N 88.3438028°ECoordinates: 22°31′31.04″N 88°20′37.69″E / 22.5252889°N 88.3438028°E |
| Website | www.jogamayadevicollege.ac.in |
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  Location in Kolkata | |
Jogamaya Devi College is one of the oldest and leading women's colleges in Kolkata, India. It shares the same building with Asutosh College (day college) and Syamaprasad College (evening college) and is named after the wife of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee.[1] It is a National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited Grade "B" college.[2] It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.[3] It was established in 1932.[4]
Notable alumni[]
- Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Ananya Chatterjee, Bengali actress
- Bijoya Ray, wife of filmmaker Satyajit Ray
- Indrani Haldar, Bengali actress
- Karuna Banerjee, actress, best known for her role in The Apu Trilogy[citation needed]
- Kaushiki Chakrabarty, Indian classical vocalist[citation needed]
- Locket Chatterjee, Actress, BJP Member of Parliament.[5]
- Maitreyi Devi, poet, recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award
- Poulomi Ghatak, table tennis player
- Reshmi Ghosh, Miss India Earth 2002
- Roopa Ganguly, Indian actress, best known for playing the role of Draupadi in Mahabharat
- Soumili Biswas, Bengali actress
- Suchitra Bhattacharya, novelist[citation needed]
- Suparna Patra, Bengali Actress[citation needed]
- Satabdi Roy, Actress, Politician[6]
See also[]
- Asutosh College
- Syamaprasad College
- List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta
- Education in India
- Education in West Bengal
References[]
- ^ Konar, Debashis (25 March 2013). "Grandson of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee upset at Mamata's silence on letter". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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- ^ Official Website of College
- ^ History of the college
- ^ Jyoti, Dhrubo (18 June 2019). "'Will give my 100% to bring industry': Former actor Locket Chatterjee". Hindustan Times. Singur. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Trinamool MP Satabdi Roy's movable assets up 191%". Business Standard. Kolkata. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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